Sometimes truth really is stranger (and scarier) than fiction. People think I’ve got a wild imagination when I say my thriller features an AI named EVE, a security team more wild than Jason Bourne, and villains running trafficking rings disguised as luxury resorts.
But the truth? Global Vice wasn’t born from fantasy. It came from research, very real, very dark research.
Research led me down a rabbit hole of global crime like, human trafficking, illegal organ markets, hidden labor camps. It was haunting. And I wanted that weight to be felt in every chase, every villain takedown, every plot twist.
I kept asking myself:
“What if someone actually had the power to shut all this down?
That’s how COMSEC was born. Fictional, yes. Inspired by real-world horrors, absolutely. Characters like Ben Alexander and Nikolas Zelenko represent the fighters we wish existed, unshackled by bureaucracy, driven by justice, equipped with serious tech. Through COMSEC, I imagined a world where justice didn’t get tangled in red tape, but against a system that plan on action, intentions, and results. But still readers can always find moments of dark humor and hope. The book is intense, but not joyless.
Most thrillers chase nukes and hackers. Global Vice chases something different, real monsters, real victims, real silence. Because sometimes, fiction doesn’t just mirror reality. It reframes it.